Origins Plantscription Concealer

Something awful happened; I ran out of my beloved Collection Illuminating Concealer pen. Now whilst this really is a tragedy that is easily remedied by nipping into Boots or Superdrug, even my local Morrisons, I happened to be out shopping in the city closest to me and that can only mean one thing. Beauty counters.

Beauty Bag | January

First of all; Happy new year!

Secondly; let's go light shall we? For January I will be keeping things light, slightly dewy and keeping things looking fresh faced even if I don't feel particularly fresh after the festive period...

New Concealer Love

I've tried a plethora of concealers, long lasting, illuminating and more sheer offerings for good skin days. The only problem is that while initial usage can be great - it seems that lately the concealers I've liked have become rarely used due to either caking (under eye, although now I never go past the middle of the pupil if that makes sense?) or they are just to dry for certain areas of my face.

I watched this video from the ever lovely Wayne Goss raving about the Maybelline Fit Me concealer and figured it wouldn't hurt to pick one up and give it a go, especially as it's under a tenner. I do love a bargain, if it does the job of course.

You know what it's like though; one blogger or vlogger (well known, of course) recommends something and then it is IMPOSSIBLE to get hold of. It wasn't until a weekly shop at Tesco when I managed to pick one up for a measly £5(usually £5.98.)

This is the perfect colour match for me, although obviously it isn't a great colour match for my hand - but I just wanted to show what it was like when blended out. This is not drying at all - which is my main gripe with concealers. I can usually overcome cakey-ness, but this one doesn't do that on my under eyes either. It also does a marvelous job on blemishes (redness in my case,) and the occasional spot that comes up. 

So my verdict? This is my favourite concealer of the moment that does it all and very nicely too. On the concealer wishlist however, Nars Creamy Concealer; I'd love to see how the two compare and see whether the claims are true that the Fit Me concealer is a reasonable dupe. That and a repurchase of the YSL Touche Eclat, of course. 

Have you tried the Maybelline Fit Me Concealer?

Peace! 

Aqua Light

I'm a huge fan of great hair care that doesn't cost the earth and I'm probably not alone, right? The problem is that there is so much choice - do you go silicone free, sulfate free - do you have dry, oily or normal hair. There in lies my continuous problem which usually leads to countless Google searches of reviews and ingredients lists - sometimes coming away triumphantly, other times not so much.

I found my perfect routine, with the L'Oreal Ever Pure range - it seriously is a great combination - especially for my coloured hair but I also found that the Dove Colour Radiance range is also brilliant (and even cheaper than L'Oreal,) for my hair - but on a recent trip to Tesco (these things always start out with 'and on a pop in Tesco/Morrisons...) I picked up some Pantene Aqua Light products - just because my hair had become so heavy and blargh. I needed some lightness to switch it up every now and again...

Enter this Aqua Light range; and I have noticed how light my hair feels once dry - it also passes the test of not making my hair uber greasy after the first wash (so frustrating) and it just feels great that my hair falls back into it's natural waves because it's not weighed down with various products. 

These aren't sulfate free - which is a shame for my coloured hair, but the shampoo is silicone free (which can dry out the hair,) and also free from parabens and dyes. Oddly enough, the conditioner does have silicones in, but it doesn't advertise as being silicone free - I kind of suspect it might have slightly less silicones though, to be part of the lightweight range although that is just my speculation.

My hair is odd, it is fine but there is lots of it, the roots tend to get greasy whilst the ends can get dry and of course it's also coloured. I find that whilst my hair loves moisture, sometimes it can be weighed down by ultra-rich products (Tresemme - it makes me look like I've dumped oil over myself, nice.) 

It's a really great all-rounder range I think, for an excellent price point and although I'm currently on a strict budget (the woes of being off work,) I am of the firm belief if you want nice hair and skin - it has to start from the inside and then the best products you can afford. 

Have you tried this range before?

Peace!